Lagoon of Alvor

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Lagoon of Alvor
This lagoon it's ideal to learn kitesurf, during all year but attention, to the winter winds when it rain the wind get stronger with the movement of the clouds, with variations between 15 to 30 knots.


Getting there

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Nearest airport:
Faro
Nearest big city:
3 km
Nearest town:
Lagos
Trip from town:
snap
Access:
immediate
Directions:

From Faro (airport), follow the Highway A22 directly to Lagos. You will find a beach called Meia Praia.


Kite beach:

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Level required:
all
Best style:
freestyle
speed
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
sailing
wakeboard
other
Spot type:
lagoon
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
average
Hazards:
totally safe
Facilities:
school
gear rental
Beach rules:
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Weather:
Algarve's weather is mild with Mediterranean influences; temperatures are between 15º degrees on winter and 30º degrees on summer. Algarve characterized with lots of sunny days along all year and few raining periods usually between November and March. This region offers terrific weather conditions for touristy activity development.
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Wind conditions

Dominant winds:
NW
Respect to shore:
side-offshore
Best direction:
NW
Wind strenght [Bf]:
3-4
6-7
Blowing at:
afternoon
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› May
› June
› July
› August
› September
Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]
› April
› May
› September
› October
Wind details:

From May till September it offers excellent conditions for the practice of Windsurf and Kitesurf, the predominant wind on this season in northwest. Usually during morning the wind strength is between 10 till 20 knots, increasing at 14H to 25 till 40 knots, except certain days that the wind are constant from southwest with 10 to 30 knots. During winter usually the wind arrives from southwest with 15 to 35 knots. Sometimes the wind it's from southeast (from North Africa) with 10 to 40 knots of strength.


On the water

Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
high
Waves:
flat / shallow
Consistency:
never
Water details:
The water temperatures are lovely too: 21 to 24°C in summer and 15 to 19 in the winter.

When is flat

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Relaxing before the wind picks up.
Giving advanced instructions.
More school action.
School action.
Another quiet lesson.
Quiet lesson.

 

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